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Works of 3 local artists to be exhibited Friday in Utica · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Works of three local artists to be exhibited Friday, in Utica.
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  Written by Tom Collins. This article is being read by an automated
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  voice, brought to you by Everlit. NCI Artworks and Heritage Corridor destinations
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  will hold a VIP art reception for three local artists from 4
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  to 6 p.m. Friday, September 25th, at the Starve Rock Country Welcome
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  Center in Utica. The Welcome Center will exhibit the work of Donna
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  Syaskovich Bennett, Kathy Kastevans, and Paula Gatilla from september twenty fifth to
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  october thirty first. Bennett grew up in La Salle, where she began
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  her lifelong fascination with art and horses. After she retired from the
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  U.S. Navy, she pursued formal training in fine art and photography, specializing
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  in equine portraiture and the cowboy lifestyle. She has spent the past
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  10 years developing her skills by attending workshops and traveling to capture
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  images in the West and overseas. Kathy Castevans is a professional photographer
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  whose nature scapes can be found throughout Starved Rock Law and in
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  various publications including her newest book, The ABCs of Starved Rock, a
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  children's book featuring Starved Rock images to represent the letters of the
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  alphabet. The book and her latest endeavors as a photographic illustrator will
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  be unveiled. Attendees will enjoy the first public display of her American
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  safari and whimsical wildlife studies. Award-winning local photographer Paula Gatilla
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  will offer not only her local landscapes and nature photography, but also
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  new work from her travels to the East Coast and Southwest United
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  States.